The social media site LinkedIn is shutting down its service
in China. Microsoft says that they are facing problems and has become
increasingly challenging to give service to the state.
What is
Linked in?
LinkedIn
is the world's largest professional network on the internet. You can use
LinkedIn to find the right job or internship, connect and strengthen
professional relationships, and learn the skills you need to succeed in your
career.
LinkedIn
says, they will launch a Jobs-Only version of the site, called In Jobs, later
this year.
The senior
vice president of LinkedIn Mohak Shroff wrote in his blog:- “We are facing a
significantly more challenging operating environment and greater compliance
requirements in China.”
And the firm
said in their statement that,” while we are going to sunset the localised
version of LinkedIn in China later this year, we’ll continue to drive our
strategy and are excited to launch the new In Jobs app later this year.
LinkedIn
had been the only major western social media platform that was used in China.
But soon that will also get over.
When
LinkedIn was launched in China in 2014, it had agreed to fulfil all the
requirements of the Chinese government to operate in their state.
But also
promised to be transparent about how it conducted business in the country and
said it disagreed with Chinese censorship.
Recently,
LinkedIn also blacklisted a few journalists, including Melissa Chan and Greg
Bruno from its China Based website.
Greg Bruno
wrote about the Chinese treating to the Tibetan Refugees in his book.
He said to
Verdict,” While I am not surprised by the
Chinese communist party’s discomfort with the topic of my book, I am dismayed
that an American tech company is caving to the demands of a foreign government
intent on controlling access to the information.
He also
added that,” It seems clear that LinkedIn made the decision to choose profits
over truth.”
US Senator
Rick Scott sent a letter to the LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky and Microsoft CEO
Satya Nadella. He wrote about the move a,” Gross appeasement and an act of
submission to communist China.”
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